Navigating the Library

The John M. Kelly Library has three floors, from the ground floor (the busiest) to the third floor (the quietest). The library offers collaborative group areas as well as private, silent study spaces. Food and drink are allowed in all areas of the library except the Elizabeth Comper Special Collections Reading Room. 

Ground floor

Study spaces & facilities

  • Kelly Café with seating for more than 100 people, group study tables and lounge seating, weekly undergraduate student study and conversation sessions. Coffee and food available for purchase. 
  • Computer workstations 
  • Exhibitions 
  • Printing, scanning, and photocopying services 
  • Washrooms 
  • Day-use lockers 

Services & collections

  • Academic Success Centre (rooms 132, 137, and 139) 
  • Loans and Information desk 
    • Holds pickups 
    • Technology loans 
    • Drop-in research help 
    • Course reserves 

Second floor

Study spaces & facilities

  • Seats for more than 200 people 
  • Five group study rooms (201, 202, 205, 206, and 231) 
  • Washrooms 

Services & collections

  • Books from C-Z 
  • A/V collection 
  • Theses collection 
  • Special Collections: Archives and Rare Books
    • Elizabeth Comper Special Collections Reading Room 

Third floor

Study spaces & facilities

  • Seats for more than 150 people 
  • Reserved for silent study 
  • Individual study carrels 
  • Graduate student study carrels 
  • Washrooms 
  • Day-use lockers 

Services & collections

  • Journals collection 
  • Books from A-BX 
  • University Archives and Records Management 

Visit your Kelly Library and find your space

The Kelly Library is open year-round on the east side of Queen’s Park on the St. Michael’s College Campus. 

113 St. Joseph Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3C2 

Contact us at +1 416-926-7114 or kelly.library@utoronto.ca